Foodcrops & Shortages 08/96

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ESTIMATED 1996/97 CEREAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES 1/ (thousand tons)

1996/97 estimates for LIFD countries which have entered the 1996/97 marketing year

1994/95 or 1995
1995/96 or 1996
Actual imports
Import position
COUNTRY
Marketing year
Commercial purchases
Food aid
Total commercial and aid
Total import requirements (excluding re-exports)
Total commercial food-aid
Food aid allocated committed or shipped
Commercial purchases
AFRICA 15 903.5 1 179.3 17 082.8 12 994 2 896.0 485.9 2 410.1
Northern Africa 12 278.9 202.9 12 481.8 9 640 1 922.5 45.0 1 877.5
Egypt July/June 8 600.4 201.4 8 801.8 8 110 882.2 45.0 837.2
Morocco July/June 3 678.5 1.5 3 680.0 1 530 1 040.3 0.0 1 040.3
Eastern Africa 49.4 13.2 62.6 50 3.4 3.4 0.0
Tanzania June/May 49.4 13.2 62.6 50 3.4 3.4 0.0
Southern Africa 1 363.8 914.7 2 278.5 1 376 778.0 395.4 382.6
Angola April/March 255.0 238.6 493.6 442 148.8 134.4 14.4
Lesotho April/March 220.3 36.7 257.0 225 41.0 41.0 0.0
Madagascar April/March 118.9 27.4 146.3 141 22.9 22.9 0.0
Malawi April/March 7.9 217.2 225.1 95 51.3 51.3 0.0
Mozambique April/March 126.1 331.1 457.2 300 139.1 122.2 16.9
Swaziland May/April 71.3 6.1 77.4 58 27.2 6.0 21.2
Zambia May/April 254.0 57.6 311.6 50 112.6 10.6 102.0
Zimbabwe April/March 310.3 0.0 310.3 65 235.1 7.0 228.1
Western Africa 1 782.5 35.1 1 817.6 1 505.0 185.7 35.7 150.0
Coastal countries 1 782.5 35.1 1 817.6 1 505 185.7 35.7 150.0
Côte d'Ivoire July/June 551.9 35.1 587.0 535 35.4 35.4 0.0
Nigeria July/June 1 230.6 0.0 1 230.6 970 150.3 0.3 150.0
Central Africa 428.9 13.4 442.3 423 6.4 6.4 0.0
Cameroon July/June 320.9 4.1 325.0 325 0.0 0.0 0.0
Congo July/June 108.0 9.3 117.3 98 6.4 6.4 0.0
ASIA 41 863.7 1 672.7 43 536.4 39 909 4 806.7 557.6 4 249.1
Afghanistan July/June 1 064.2 205.8 1 270.0 1 460 30.0 30.0 0.0
Bangladesh July/June 1 856.8 743.2 2 600.0 2 600 217.1 217.1 0.0
Bhutan July/June 32.0 0.0 32.0 32 0.0 0.0 0.0
China July/June 25 103.5 246.5 25 350.0 21 865 2 636.7 14.5 2 622.2
India April/March 0.1 256.9 257.0 200 156.4 156.4 0.0
Indonesia April/March 6 217.5 17.5 6 235.0 6 235 802.1 0.0 802.1
Jordan July/June 1 506.1 132.1 1 638.2 1 635 197.5 72.5 125.0
Nepal July/June 51.5 30.5 82.0 82 3.1 3.1 0.0
Pakistan May/April 2 082.7 15.0 2 097.7 1 900 225.1 25.1 200.0
Philippines July/June 3 368.8 10.7 3 379.5 3 300 538.7 38.9 499.8
Syria July/June 580.5 14.5 595.0 600 0.0 0.0 0.0
CENTRAL AMERICA 1 171.7 212.1 1 383.8 1 105 176.6 61.3 115.3
Guatemala July/June 484.1 30.5 514.6 460 85.8 16.6 69.2
Haiti July/June 311.1 79.3 390.4 275 44.0 36.0 8.0
Honduras July/June 201.7 59.1 260.8 235 17.2 2.5 14.7
Nicaragua July/June 174.8 43.2 218.0 135 29.6 6.2 23.4
SOUTH AMERICA 236.3 77.8 314.1 301 106.0 106.0 0.0
Bolivia July/June 236.3 77.8 314.1 301 106.0 106.0 0.0
EUROPE/CIS 5/6/ 3 818.0 1 228.0 5 046.0 5 111 114.0 64.0 50.0
Armenia July/June 19.0 257.0 276.0 350 0.0 0.0 0.0
Albania July/June 330.0 25.0 355.0 415 114.0 64.0 50.0
Azerbaijan July/June 247.0 194.0 441.0 540 0.0 0.0 0.0
Georgia July/June 87.0 386.0 473.0 380 0.0 0.0 0.0
Macedonia, FYR July/June 240.0 0.0 240.0 240 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kyrgyz Republic July/June 147.0 115.0 262.0 243 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tajikistan July/June 153.0 151.0 304.0 353 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkmenistan July/June 295.0 100.0 395.0 390 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbekistan July/June 2 300.0 0.0 2 300.0 2 200 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL 62 993.2 4 369.9 67 363.1 59 420 8 099.3 1 274.8 6 824.5

SOURCE: FAO
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